Women in the Workforce Using data from 1970 and projected to 2050, the number of millions of women in the civilian workforce can be

modeled by = . + . , where x is the number of years after 1960.

a. What does this model predict the number of women in the workforce will be in 2025? Show or explain how you got your answer.

b. Is this function increasing or decreasing?

c. Graph this function from x=10 to x=90. Sketch the graph